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One of the awards season’s marquee events, the Producers Guild
Awards celebrates the finest producing work of the year, and gives the Guild an
opportunity to honor some of the living legends who have shaped our profession.

The list of recipients of honorary awards such as the Milestone
Award, the David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures
and the Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television and the Visionary Vanguard
Award read like a roster of the industry’s biggest names, including icons such
as Steven Spielberg, Jerry Bruckheimer, Brian Grazer, J.J. Abrams, Steven
Bochco, Clint Eastwood, Sherry Lansing, Robert Evans, Roger Corman and Lorne
Michaels, extending back to such legends as Alfred Hitchcock, Walt Disney,
Billy Wilder and Louis B. Mayer. This year's honorees are:

The Milestone Award: Jim Gianopulos

The Milestone Award is the PGA’s highest honor,
recognizing an individual or team who has made historic contributions to the
entertainment industry. In the past, the Guild has paid tribute to such
industry leaders as Clint Eastwood, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Steven Spielberg, James
Cameron, Ron Meyer, Bob & Harvey Weinstein, Bob Iger, and the 2015
recipient Jon Feltheimer, among others.

Jim Gianopulos: "One of the great benefits of this job is to work
with incredibly talented filmmakers and executives. I am truly thrilled to be
honored and to celebrate their achievements with this prestigious award.”

David Heyman: "I am honored to receive this
award, named after such a giant of the industry, from my peers at the PGA. And
as I look at the list of past recipients I am deeply humbled to join an
illustrious group of filmmakers who have been such an inspiration to me over
the years.”

Shonda Rhimes: "To be the recipient of an award
bestowed upon me by my peers in the PGA is truly an honor. The fact that the
award is named after a legendary producer whose work has had such an inspiring
effect on my growth as a writer is genuinely gratifying. I couldn’t be more
grateful for this special recognition.”

The Stanley Kramer Award: The Hunting Ground

The Stanley Kramer Award was established in 2002 to honor a
production, producer or other individual whose achievement or contribution
illuminates and raises public awareness of important social issues.
Producer/director Stanley Kramer created some of the most powerful work in the
history of American motion pictures, including such classics as Inherit The Wind, On The Beach, The Defiant Ones, and Guess Who's Coming To Dinner. The Stanley
Kramer Award is determined by a seven-person committee appointed by the PGA’s
Board of Directors, and operates independently of the Producers Guild Awards
committee and the PGA staff.

Previous recipients of the Stanley Kramer Award include:
An Inconvenient Truth, Hotel Rwanda, In America, Antwone Fisher, Precious, In The Land of Blood and Honey, Bully, Fruitvale Station and the 2015 honoree, The Normal Heart.

Producers Guild Awards Co-Chairs Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd: "This powerful documentary gives
a voice to the victims of student sexual assault – a national problem too long
clouded in secrecy and shielded from public attention. The visceral reaction
this film evokes has mobilized audiences worldwide to take action, and has
served as a focal point in campus discussions and in revising institutional
policies. The Producers Guild is honored to recognize The Hunting Ground and
its contribution towards greater awareness of this national problem.”

The Visionary Vanguard Award: Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)

In prior years, the Guild presented its Visionary Award
and Vanguard Award to separate recipients. This year, in light of the unique
nature of ILM’s contributions to technology and entertainment, the Guild has
combined the two awards into a single and distinctive honor. The Producers
Guild 2016 Visionary Vanguard Award is sponsored by Delta Air Lines.

Lynwen Brennan: "On behalf of all of us at
Industrial Light & Magic I’d like to thank the Producers Guild for
recognizing the company’s contribution to the film industry throughout the past
40 years. It’s been an incredible
adventure since the day George Lucas first assembled his team of dreamers to
create the special effects forStar Wars. Now, some 300 films later we’ve had
the privilege of helping some of the mostvisionary filmmakers inthe industry
create iconic moments that are forever part of our collective memory. I have been with ILM since 1986 and have been
fortunate to have worked with some of the finest producers in the business,”
added John Knoll. "The collaboration between filmmakers and the visual
effects industry has never been closer, and it is great to be honored by our
allies and friends that help us create the images that were dared to dream.”